October is a great month to let your creativity shine through with your festive snacks! Take these treats to Halloween parties, school events, work, or make them for your kiddos to get them into the spirit! These quick and easy snacks are sure to impress a crowd and leave your crew smiling ear to ear!

These quick and easy snacks are full of nutrients, and the kids will love them!

Pumpkin Oranges

  • Cuties oranges

  • Celery

-Carefully peel a Cuties orange

-Cut small thin slices of celery

-Stick the celery slice into the middle of the orange

Banana Ghosts

  • Bananas, cut in half

  • Chocolate chips

-On the banana halves, place two chocolate chips to create eyes

-If desired, add a raisin to create a mouth

-You can also add a third chocolate chip as a mouth

Broomstick cheese snacks are a fun twist on everyone's favorite snacks; cheese sticks and pretzels. This recipe is as easy as it gets!

  • Pretzel sticks

  • String cheese/Cheese sticks of your choice

  • Fresh chives

-Cut cheese sticks into thirds

-Cut strips lengthways, stopping about 3/4 of the way up

-Stick pretzel stick into the uncut end of the cheese stick

-Tie chive around cheese

Pepper Jack O'Lanterns

This healthy treat is just as fun as carving pumpkins, but without all of the mess! 

  • Bell peppers, color of your choice

  • Any additional vegetables you want

  • Ranch for dipping

-Cut top off of pepper

-Remove all seeds

-Cut a design into the side of the pepper, just like carving a pumpkin

-Add your favorite vegetables to the peppers, using the peppers as bowls

-Serve

Who doesn’t love Rice Krispie Treats? Rice Krispie Treats are a classic dessert that are easily customizable. Put your own spin on these by adding your favorite fall candies such as candy corn, Halloween M&Ms, Halloween sprinkles, and more! 

  • 1 large box of Rice Krispies cereal

  • 1 bag of mini marshmallows

  • 1 stick of butter

  • Any additional candies you would like to add

-Melt butter in a large pot

-Once butter is melted, add bag of mini marshmallows

-Melt marshmallows, stirring constantly to prevent burning

-Once all is melted, slowly add cereal, stirring constantly

-Add candies into the mixture

-Empty contents into a pan, and place in fridge to set